Center for Reproductive Rights
Women’s March Partner
Founded: 1992, as Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
Founder: Janet Benshoof
Website: www.reproductiverights.org
Location:
1634 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Agenda:
- Has filed state and federal lawsuits demanding access to taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income women.
- Opposes ban on partial-birth abortion
- Opposes any pre-abortion counseling or education in clinics, particularly counseling that might encourage a woman to keep, rather than abort, a child
- Seeks to guarantee abortion-on-demand as a basic, worldwide human right
Funding:
Private donations and major foundations such as Compton Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the J.M. Kaplan Fund, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Open Society Institute, the Scherman Foundation, the Turner Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
2008 – 2016 federal grants:
Key people:
Center Leadership & Staff
Board of Directors
Meet Our President
Management Team
Center Staff
ILAC Members
Board of Directors
Officers
Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Kathleen Tait, Chair
Jonathan Kaufelt, Vice Chair
J.B. Kittredge, Treasurer
Phyllis Cohen, Secretary
Nonnie S. Burnes, Assistant Secretary
Board Members
Management Team
Nancy Northup, President & CEO
Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs
Anne Matsui, Interim Chief of External Relations
Erin Davies, Vice President, Global Administration & Office Operations
Julie Rikelman, Litigation Director, US Legal Program
Lilian Sepúlveda, Vice President, Global Legal Program
Center Staff
Office of the President
Robin Willig, Chief of Staff
Marlene Halpern, Director of Pro Bono Services
Sherzod Gulamov, Senior Operations Associate
Elise Coletta, Executive Assistant
Sherlyn Abdullah, Associate, Office of the President
Communications
Kate Bernyk, Senior Director of Communications
Carveth Martin, Senior Creative & Designer
Laura Brahm, Senior Content Producer
Natalia Garzon, Senior Press Officer
Jennifer R. Miller, Senior Press Officer
Jeanne McCabe, Senior Digital Producer & Project Manager
Jill Mizell, Messaging & Public Opinion Research Manager
Gavin Broady, Press Officer for U.S. Judicial Strategy
Erin Greenberg, Manager of Global Digital Strategies
Jane Mangwana, Communications Coordinator, Africa
Katari Sporrong, Graphic Designer
Development
Anne Matsui, Interim Chief of External Relations
Jill Aragones, Senior Director, Development
Ileana Futter, Senior Director, Major Gifts
Silvina Weihmüller, Senior Director, Global Development Partnerships
Karlyn Bennehoof, Senior Major Gifts Officer
Emily Regas, Major Gifts Officer
Emil McGloin, Senior Manager of Development Operations
Adrienne Atiles, Manager of Institutional Giving, Global
Yana Domuschieva, Manager of Donor Research & Trends
Ashley McGuire, Special Events Manager
Megan Moore, Manager of Foundation Relations
Corina Leu, Senior Associate, Institutional Giving
Mariel Brown, Major Gifts Associate
Kathleen Goff, Development Operations Associate
Jessica McCabe, Individual Giving Associate
Hannah Hurmence, Development Assistant
Finance & Administration
Erin Davies, Vice President, Global Administration & Office Operations
Kevin Gorman, Senior Director, Finance & Planning
Mila Stolyar, Senior Director, Accounting & Compliance
Paul Rudy, Senior Manager, IT
Olivier Quessy, Senior Manager, Finance & Planning
Wanda Edwards, Senior Manager, Global Compensation & Benefits
Philip Briggs, Senior Manager, Global Office Operations
Daina Thomas, Senior Accounting Manager, US
Dora Falberg, Accounting Manager, International
Tim Dedman, IT Operations Manager
Narisara Chamsuwan, Payroll Administrator
Luis Castillo, Office Manager
Maggie Bohlander, Finance Analyst
Leon Arline, Accounting Associate
Allison Escolastico, Operations Assistant
Global Legal Program
Lilian Sepúlveda, Vice President, Global Legal Program
Johanna B. Fine, Director of Capacity Building
Rebecca Brown, Director of Global Advocacy
Evelyne Opondo, Regional Director for Africa
Leah Hoctor, Regional Director for Europe
Catalina Martínez Coral, Regional Director for Latin America & the Caribbean
Alejandra Cardenas, Deputy Director, Global Legal Program
Katherine Mayall, Senior Manager, Global Legal Program
Nyasha Chingore, Regional Manager for Africa
Purna Shrestha, Regional Manager for Asia
Sonali Regmi, Regional Manager for Asia
Payal Shah, Senior Legal Adviser
Onyema Afulukwe, Senior Legal Adviser for Africa
Martin Onyango, Senior Legal Adviser for Africa
Katrine Thomasen, Senior Legal Adviser, Europe
Charles Abbott, Senior Legal Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean
Paola Salwan Daher, Global Advocacy Adviser
Selome Argaw, Legal Adviser for Africa
Marta González, Legal Advisor for Latin America & the Caribbean
Meera Shah, Global Advocacy Adviser
Elida Caballero Cabrera, Advocacy Adviser for Latin America & the Caribbean
Moreen Majiwa, Advocacy Adviser for Africa
Nina Sun, Global Advocacy Adviser
Mahendra Panta, Senior Finance & Office Manager for Asia
Claudia Moya, Senior Operations & Office Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean
Sebastian Rodríguez Alarcón, Program Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean
Victoria Ojoo, Regional Office Manager for Africa
Cristina Mocanu, Regional Office Manager for Europe
Jessica Boulet, Legal Fellow for Europe
Beatrice Odallo, Legal Fellow for Africa
Diana Carolina Moreno, Legal Fellow for Latin America & Caribbean
Juan Felipe Riaño, Program and Office Coordinator for Latin America & the Caribbean
Mary Gaichiri, Program Associate for Africa
Emma Stoskopf-Ehrlich, Program Associate, Global Legal Program
Floriane Murphy Borel, Legal Assistant for Europe and Global Advocacy
Yara Calcaño, Legal Assistant for Africa and Latin America & the Caribbean
Martina Nadeau, Legal Assistant for Asia, Capacity Building Initiatives & Institutional Projects
US Programs
Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs
Seth Weintraub, Administrative Manager, U.S. Programs
US Policy and Advocacy Program
Maya Rupert, Senior Director, Policy & Managing Director, D.C. Office
Kelly Baden, Director of State Advocacy
Risa Kaufman, Director of U.S. Human Rights
Amy Friedrich-Karnik, Senior Federal Policy Adviser
Aram Schvey, Senior Policy Counsel and Manager of Special Projects
Amanda Allen, Senior State Legislative Counsel
Agata Pelka, State Legislative Counsel
Pilar Herrero, Human Rights Council
Liz Wagner, Federal Policy Counsel
Ashley Gray, State Advocacy Adviser
Fran Linkin, Senior Manager of Research, US
Breana Lipscomb, US Maternal Health & Human Rights Campaign Manager
Edwith Theogene, Act for Women Campaign Manager
Freya Riedlin, State Legislative Fellow
Hannah Wheelwright, Senior Program and Policy Associate
Vandana Ranjan, Administrative and Office Coordinator
Jesalyn Ortiz, State Policy and Advocacy Assistant
Jasmine Santana, Human Rights Assistant
US Legal Program
Julie Rikelman, Litigation Director, US Legal Program
Erica Smock, Director of Judicial Strategy
Janet Crepps, Senior Counsel
Aracely Muñoz, Special Counsel, Lawyers Network
David Brown, Senior Staff Attorney
Autumn Katz, Senior Staff Attorney
Scott Ruskay-Kidd, Senior Staff Attorney for Judicial Strategy
Diana Kasdan, Senior Staff Attorney for Judicial Strategy
Molly Duane, Staff Attorney
Zoe Levine, Staff Attorney
Jenny Ma, Staff Attorney
Amy Myrick, Staff Attorney for Judicial Strategy
Hillary Schneller, Staff Attorney
Genevieve Scott, Staff Attorney
Madeline Gomez, Legal Fellow
Caroline Sacerdote, Legal Fellow
Nicole Tuszynski, Senior Manager, Lawyers Network
Helen Bolton, Program Associate for US Legal Program
Lindsay Keating, Program Associate for Judicial Strategy
Ellie Gardner, Program Associate for Judicial Strategy
Margaret Coons, Program Associate for the Lawyers Network
Kimberly Blair, Legal Assistant
Jasmine Peña, Legal Assistant
Rebecca Suldan, Legal Assistant
